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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

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Product Description

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Author(s): Charles Timoney

Format: Paperback

The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French

Vocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated - and the most scathing - nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi.

If you want to fit in with the French you'll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nicoise and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable (Bof!).

About the Author

Charles Timoney, the author of Pardon My French, provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the oh la la back into your French vacances. Your inner gaul will thank you for it.


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Other Details

Publisher:
Penguin
Publisher Title:
A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
Authors:
Charles Timoney
Format:
Paperback
Imprint:
Penguin
Publication Date:
27/08/2009
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
178 × 129 × 16 mm
Weight:
192 g